Fastener for bolts of cloth, ribbon, and the like



July 1 1924. 1,499,910

L. F. COX

FASTENER FOR aom's 0F CLOTH, RIBBON, AND THE um Filed March 16. 1923 IN V EN TOR.

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Patented July 1, 192

TENT FFICE.

LON F. COX, 0F BEER/TENS, TEXAS.

Application filed March 16, 1923.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LON F. Cox, citizen of the United States, residing at Mertens, in the county of Hill and State of Texas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fasteners for Bolts of Cloth, Ribbon and the like, of which the following ing is a specification.

This invention relates to a means to be used for clamping the free ends of ribbon or cloth on a bolt, its object being to provide a removable means to be used in application over the ends of ribbon or cloth on a bolt without damage to the fabric, and to render the use of pins or other means for holding the end of the cloth or ribbon on the bolt that might damage same, unnecessary. By

the body of the device. The portions of the body of the device, on each side of the center, are cut out and bent downwardly from the body of the device and then bent over at a point midway of their length upon themselves, to form a means by which the device may be grasped to apply same over the loose end of the ribbon or cloth to hold same on the bolt, or be grasped to remove the device therefrom.

The invention will be more fully understood taken in connection with the drawings attached hereto, as follows:

Figure 1 shows a perspective view of the invention.

Figure 2 shows the invention in attachment to a bolt of ribbon.

In Figure 1, 1 represents the body of the device, 2 and 2 that portion of the body out out from aperture A and bent over on itself to form a means by which the device may be operated, 3 representing the ends of the body of the device bent downwardly and extending in a direction at right angles Serial No. 625,491.

to the direction of the body of the device and in an opposite direction to the extension of the means 2 and 2 above mentioned, the means 2 and 2 being grasped by th operator, as shown in Figure 2, by the thumb and forefinger of the hand, causes the ends 3 to move upwardly and away from one another to allow the means 1 to be adjusted at either point upon the bolt i, to hold down the end 5 of ribbon or cloth 5.

It should be understood that there may be mor than two means formed by the stamping out of the material so that in a longer bolt 01? cloth the purchase and application of force may be sufficient to raise the ends 3 and move them away from one another. In other words, in a longer strip of material, the purchase obtained by the means 2 and 2 shown in Figure 1, for elevating the ends of the device might not be sufficient to lift same, and it might be necessary to have separate means 2 and 2 adjacent to each of the ends 3 to accomplish th is: purpose.

What is claimed is:

1. A device for'holding the free ends of cloth, ribbon and the like on a bolt without damage thereto, comprising a substantially flat strip of spring material, the ends of which are bent downwardly over the ends of the bolt. and segments adjacent to the center of the strip out out and bent upwardly, then at a point midway of their length bent back upon themselves .to form a suitable means for releasing said ends from the bolt, substantially as described.

2. A device for holding the free ends of fabric on a bolt or the like, including a spring strip having its ends extending at an angle to engage over the ends of the bolt and having cut-out portions between the ends. the parts resultant from the cut-out portions being disposed at an angle to the strip and forming a pair of finger grips to allow of gripping by two fingers to effect flexure of the strip.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

LON F. COX. 

